2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open
A player opened to 70,000 in early position before Adam Agaev jammed for 390,000 from the button. In the big blind, Shane Brown called and the opener got out of the way after some deliberation.
Adam Agaev: Q♥Q♣
Shane Brown: A♠K♥
It was the most classic of flips as the J♦4♠2♠ flop kept Agaev's queens in front. The 3♦ turn added a gutshot for Brown, but it was the K♣ river that paired him, giving Brown the winner to send Agaev to the rail.
Corrie Samuels went on a bounty hunt to try and knock out Todd Lewis, who had previously scored a double with a short stack already.
Todd Lewis: K♠Q♣
Corrie Samuels: K♥Q♥
The A♥Q♠2♣2♦10♠ board ensured the split pot.
Instead, Colbert Silva busted shortly after from that table before it broke.
"That was a nice table change," another player remarked when Simon Lau arrived and knocked out the also new Jaret Tambling.
They got it in preflop with Tambling at risk as follows.
Jaret Tambling: 10♦10♠
Simon Lau: A♦8♦
The Q♣J♥4♦A♠7♣ runout gave Lau the ace on the turn for the knockout.
Yuriy Davidoff was all-in for 370,000 preflop with the K♣Q♣ and Lingyu Zen tried to score the knockout and bounty pull with the 8♣7♦.
The A♥K♠6♠3♥8♠ board kept Davidoff in contention with the superior pair.
Michael Ngai was all in for his final 140,000 from the small blind, at risk against Lingyu Zen from under the gun.
Michael Ngai: A♦4♦
Lingyu Zen: J♥J♦
Ngai needed some help to survive, but the J♣9♠6♠ flop sealed the deal already, with Ngai drawing dead on the 9♣7♣ runout, and Zen collected his bounty.
However, Ngai was the recipient of an $8,785 bounty earlier in the day as already locked up a great result.
Bartley Dowling was all-in before the flop against James Driscoll and that led to the following all-in showdown.
Bartley Dowling: A♦Q♣
James Driscoll: A♥K♣
The superior kicker stayed ahead and Dowling made the higher flush on the 8♠7♣2♣5♣4♣ runout.
Soon after on the same table, there was a three-way all-in. David Kilcoyne jammed for 175,000 and was called by Namit Patel. Benjamin Aminoff then went all-in over the top and Patel called.
David Kilcoyne: A♦5♥
Benjamin Aminoff: 3♦3♠
Namit Patel: 9♦9♠
The highest pocket pair held on the 7♣6♠2♣K♦4♣ board to send two players to the rail.
Level: 19
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
In a five-way limped pot with 165,000 in the middle, the flop read 9♠2♥2♣.
David Kilcoyne led all in for 975,000 from the big blind, and Namit Patel called off his 945,000 stack from under the gun.
Namit Patel: Q♠Q♥
David Kilcoyne: A♥9♣
Patel had set the trap by limping first-in and Kilcoyne went with his flopped top pair. The board ran out J♥K♣, keeping Patel's queens best to win a pot of over two million chips.
Lawrence Abrams was knocked out over on table two while Jaret Tambling earned the bounty.
On the same table, Michael Lazarowitz raised to 60,000 and called a three-bet to 180,000 by Kaifan Wang.
The Q♠J♦2♠ flop saw Lazarowitz check-call for 125,000 and then check the 5♥ turn. Wang bet 275,000 and called the shove by Lazarowitz.
Michael Lazarowitz: K♠J♥
Kaifan Wang: A♠A♦
"Wow, you got me," Lazarowitz said and couldn't connect on the 9♣ river. Both stacks were counted and Wang had the covering stack.
Soon after that, Wang raise-called the shove by Nicholas Falcone for 270,000.
Nicholas Falcone: 9♠9♣
Kaifan Wang: K♦4♥
The J♦5♦2♠Q♣10♦ board kept the pocket pair in the lead.